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Tim Cook

Tim Cook is an American business executive and CEO of Apple known for his leadership since 2011. Tim Cook was born on 1 November 1960.

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Who is Tim Cook?

Tim Cook is best known for Leading Apple as CEO since 2011, overseeing major product launches and company growth. Tim Cook is an American public figure. Tim Cook was born on 1 November 1960, which places Tim Cook among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1960s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Tim Cook is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Leading Apple as CEO since 2011, overseeing major product launches and company growth.
Nationality: American
Born: 1 November 1960

About Tim Cook

Cook joined the technology company in 1998 as senior vice president for worldwide operations, and later served as vice president for worldwide sales and operations and then as chief operating officer under co-founder Steve Jobs. He was appointed chief executive in 2011, when Jobs resigned due to failing health. Under Cook, Apple grew into one of the world's most valuable companies; in 2025 it was the second largest technology company by revenue in the world, at US $416 billion. Cook led a succession plan that saw John Ternus succeed him as CEO. Considered one of the most successful tech CEOs of the modern era, Cook diversified Apple’s product lineup, overseeing the introduction of many new products such as the AirPods, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, AirTag, Apple silicon in its Mac lineup and expanding its services business. This propelled Apple’s growth, with Cook doubling the company's revenue and profit from 2011, when he took over, to 2020, and with an increase in the company's market value from $348 billion in 2011 to over $4 trillion in 2026. Cook engages in philanthropy; in March 2015, he said he planned to donate his fortune to charity. In 2014, Cook became the first and only chief executive of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay.

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What is Tim Cook known for?

Tim Cook is known for Leading Apple as CEO since 2011, overseeing major product launches and company growth.

When was Tim Cook born?

Tim Cook was born on 1 November 1960.

What nationality is Tim Cook?

Tim Cook's nationality is American.

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